Le Viol du Vampire
Le Viol du Vampire (English: The Rape of the Vampire, also known as The Queen of the Vampires) is a 1968 film directed by Jean Rollin. It was his directorial debut. The film consists of two parts: The Rape of the Vampire and The Vampire Woman/Queen of the Vampires. Originally, the film was only supposed to be a short, but a second part was filmed and added later so that it could be released as a feature film.
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| Directed by | Jean Rollin |
| Written by | Jean Rollin |
| Starring | Solange Pradle Bernard Letrou Catherine Deville Ursule Pauly Nicole Romain Marquis Polho Louise Horn Jacqueline Sieger |
| Edited by | Jean-Denis Bonan Mireille Abramovici |
| Music by | Yvon Garault |
| Distributed by | Les Films ABC |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | ₣500,000 |
Critical reaction to the film was very hostile. Its poetic spirit and strong inspiration from American serials did not seem to attract viewers or critics at the time of its release. The film was received negatively and provoked a scandal, but it remains an important film in the Rollin oeuvre. Themes developed in his subsequent feature films were already present: vampires, a fascination with old cemeteries, lesbianism and a pronounced taste for eroticism. Some scenes and characters were copied almost identically in his later films.